Spectrum Analyzers.....

[C_F_H_13]

I've never really used these at all, whether it be hardware or plugin... however recently I've found myself using them more and more to compare stuff I've worked on with various reference tracks.

Anyone on here use em? For anything?

 

[Jaymz]

I use them for everything

 

[MarkG]

I've been using vogengo span in an attempt to isolate potential problems. If your frequencies are out of whack or spiking, this is how you could see it.

Hasn't really helped me out yet, but I'm sure that that'll come once I've established a good database to compare tracks to.

 

[TheDriller]

Analyzers are great. the Logic channel EQ has a built in analyser so i use that all the time. put an analyzer on the master bus too. dead handy to have around.

I try not to mix with my eyes though

 

[C_F_H_13]

the Logic channel EQ has a built in analyser so i use that all the time.

That's 1 (of many) features that logic has that I wish I had in PT.

I just started using one today ( RND Inspector ). I had to reprint a master I had made for someone, but being as I was on someone else's dime doing editing, I had to do it with headphones. My headphones are shit, so I used the analyser to watch out for any really bad buildups.

I'll have to wait till they leave before I can see if my new master sounds any better.

I've been thinking about having it on my master fader all the time....

 

[jhrv]

I use Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi a lot. Excelent plugin!

 

[Morgan C]

I also use Blue Cat's, its pretty good.

Although I used it quite a bit a while ago, I haven't really used it much lately.. it becomes faster just to use your ears after a while.

 

[poidaobi]

I found now that I don't use them I find my mixes getting better.

 

[JeffTD]

I looove the analyzer built into apEQ. I find it helps most in identifying the natural places to boost/cut toms and snares, because it makes the fundamental pop out so obviously.

 

[Jaymz]

I really use it most on bass, just to get a nice representation of everything (beef, grind, top) just like a CurveEq but manual.

 

[digitaldeath]

I looove the analyzer built into apEQ. I find it helps most in identifying the natural places to boost/cut toms and snares, because it makes the fundamental pop out so obviously.

+1
I love apEQ!

 

[RiF]

Because I mix a lot with headphones (which is a very bad idea, but my 9 months old daughter appreciates it ...) and those and my Tannoy Reveals cheat on me when it comes to the frequency spectrum, I use an Analyzer a lot to double-check what I am hearing. My ears tend to get used to too less/ much bass/treble/whatever after listening to a mix a while and the analyzer tells me where I am heading (and should not).
Don't tell anybody, but I once used CurveEQ to match my mix to a commercial recording and let it adjust it automatically... As a nice side effect the matching tells me where I am off.

 

[Executioner213]

Don't tell anybody

What the hell are you doing then?

 

[Soundlurker]

I use it a lot and it doesn't mean you're mixing with your eyes, it's just helpful to learn things in the beginning and later on it just speeds up your work.

 

[raybrochill]

I use Span on the master to see if I'm going wacky in the low end, since my alp5s are a little lacking in that department.

 

[Metaltastic]

I use Span on the master to see if I'm going wacky in the low end, since my alp5s are a little lacking in that department.

Hmm, good idea!

 

[RiF]

What the hell are you doing then?

 

[thedonutman]

Don't tell anybody, but I once used CurveEQ to match my mix to a commercial recording and let it adjust it automatically... As a nice side effect the matching tells me where I am off.

I tried to do that recently, didn't really seem to work very well. I got a really weird, thin sounding mix.

 

[paladin shredder]

i'll often use a frequency analyzer to compare my tracks to professional tracks or samples. it's great for referencing, but if you try to eq a lousy sounding track to the exact frequency spectrum of a good track, you will probably end up disappointed.

 

[Jevil]

I'd rather use my ears than using my eyes.